The caricature of the sassy overweight black woman is troublesome to some marketers and media scholars.

Ethanol Helps A.D.M. Results.

Herd behavior helps explain not only the explosive rise of the S.U.V. market segment in the 1990’s, but also its imminent collapse.

A jury will begin hearing testimony in the lawsuit filed against Richard A. Grasso by Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney general.

The company’s chief executive spoke about how far-reaching Adobe has become in Americans’ daily lives.

The shock rise in UK interest rates sends the pound soaring against the dollar and other currencies.

ANCHORAGE, Aug. 6 (AP) — Production at the Prudhoe Bay oil field, half that on the North Slope of Alaska, was being shut down on Sunday after BP Exploration Alaska discovered severe corrosion in a oil transit line.

Part of staying relevant means staging outsize, razzle-dazzle productions that incorporate other media, but have relatively little to do with the print product.

John L. Weinberg, a senior investment banker who ran Goldman Sachs from 1976 to 1990, was part of a family dynasty that has been at the firm since 1907.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is developing a new plan to confront China’s growing economic clout.

After entering the World Series of Poker on a whim, David Einhorn won more than $650,000 and gave all his winnings to charity.

French cosmetics company L’Occitane’s is preparing for a showdown with beauty giant L’Oréal after it purchased its longtime rival, the Body Shop International.

A study quantifies just how poorly mutual funds police management in mergers and acquisitions and how costly that failure has been.

Airlines said the company that runs Britain’s main airports has been unable to effectively implement the stringent security requirements imposed last week.

The Jones Apparel Group plans to abandon its months-long auction after failing to find a buyer willing to meet its price.

Investors seem to have trouble understanding that General Electric’s wildly disparate units march to the same corporate tune.

The divorced father may be in the midst of an image overhaul as advertisers try to reflect the changing nuclear family.

Coverage about the coming television season has started earlier than ever, making it easier for media agencies to capture early consumer sentiment.

The new Pension Protection Act allows companies to enroll employees in a 401(k) automatically unless they choose to opt out.

When mutual fund organizations file their proxy votes with the Securities and Exchange Commission, they reveal whether they put their own interests ahead of their clients’.

A strike at the giant Escondida mine in Chile enters its third week after staff reject an improved pay offer.

Felix G. Rohatyn, the investment banker who helped New York City avert bankruptcy in the 1970’s, is joining Lehman Brothers as a senior adviser to its chairman.

The men from the HBO series “Entourage,” like the women from “Sex and the City,” have become appealing to advertisers.

Rite Aid agreed to buy the Brooks and Eckerd drug chains, putting it within striking distance of its two largest rivals, Walgreen and CVS.

Retailer House of Fraser agrees a £351.4m takeover bid from a consortium led by Iceland's Baugur.

Phone and cable companies are trying harder to please customers because they risk losing them forever if they do not keep them happy.

Wal-Mart Stores said that same-store sales for August in the United States rose about 2.7 percent.

Forbes.com claims to be the most popular source for business news, but a closer look raises questions about the site’s industry-leading success.

For 30 years, the Metropolitan Opera has wrinkled its nose at advertising campaigns. But next week, it is entering the fray.

Barnard College has built a dormitory where faculty members occupy the same floors and share laundry facilities and common space with students.

General Motors, which accounts for roughly one-fifth of the advertising on “Survivor,” said its decision was unrelated to the show’s race-based format.